Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (66.424)
Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (Assistance Listing 66.424) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $119 million in 29 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $4.1 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $2.1 million. Half of the 29 awards fell between $250,000 and $7.8 million, and they ranged from $25,000 to $14.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$119 million
- Grant awards29
- Typical award$2.1 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$28.1 million
- Size rank756 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $17.1 million in fiscal 2021 to $28.1 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 756th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 13 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 10 states and territories.
What the program funds
To support developing, expanding, planning, implementing, and improving environmental training associated with source water and drinking water. To develop and expand capabilities of programs to carry out the purposes of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Funding priorities continue to include providing assistance for the following training activities: (1) training personnel who manage or operate public water systems; (2) training personnel for occupations involving the public health aspects of providing safe drinking water; (3) training to develop and expand the capabilities of states and municipalities to carry out the SDWA; and (4) expanding, planning, implementing, and improving training to enable small public water systems to meet the requirements of SDWA.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Assistance under this program is generally available to States, local governments, territories, Indian Tribes, and possessions of the U.S. (including the District of Columbia); public and private universities and colleges; hospitals; laboratories; and public or private nonprofit institutions. Nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible to apply. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Policy for the Competition of Assistance Agreements.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The funds will support investigations, studies, demonstrations, and training associated with source water and drinking water. Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' allowable direct costs incident to approved scopes of work, plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: Geospatial Resources at EPA. Specific uses and restrictions on funds will be described in detail in the competitive announcements. Generally, this program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. A discretionary award means an award in which the Federal awarding agency, in keeping with specific statutory authority that enables the agency to exercise judgement (“discretion”), selects the recipient and/or the amount of Federal funding awarded through a competitive process or based on merit of proposals. A discretionary award may be selected on a non-competitive basis, as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office. Funding awarded for research does not include research within the purview of EPA's Office of Research and Development. Specific uses and restrictions on funds will be described in detail in the competitive announcements.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may include matching requirements consistent with the Agency's Policy for the Competition of Assistance Agreements. Match may be cash or in-kind consistent with the regulation governing match requirements (2 CFR 200 and 1500). Specific matching requirements will be described in detail in the NOFO.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range: $40,000 to $14,000,000/fiscal year; Average: $7,227,000/fiscal year.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Assisting states in effective implementation of SDWA requirements; assistance to states in ground water protection and conservation; developing utility planning tools; capacity development support; source water protection through prevention; and providing training and technical assistance to small public water systems.Fiscal Year2026: Funds will continue to be used to assist states in effective implementation of SDWA requirements; assistance to states in ground water protection and conservation; developing utility planning tools; capacity development support; source water protection through prevention; and providing training and technical assistance to small public water systems.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (66.424) awarded$119 million across 29 grant awards, an average of $4.1 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated | District of Columbia | 8 | $57.8 million |
| National Rural Water Association | Oklahoma | 6 | $39.8 million |
| University of New Mexico | New Mexico | 3 | $14.8 million |
| Association of State Drinking Water Administrators | Virginia | 2 | $3.3 million |
| Ground Water Protection Council | Oklahoma | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Northwest Indian College | Washington | 1 | $250,000 |
| City of Fall River | Massachusetts | 1 | $100,000 |
| City of New Britain | Connecticut | 1 | $100,000 |
| Clean Water Fund | District of Columbia | 1 | $99,659 |
| North American Development Bank | Texas | 1 | $75,000 |
| New London, City of | Connecticut | 1 | $70,341 |
| Pueblo Unido CDC | California | 1 | $40,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | 1 | $25,000 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 87% of the money, colleges and universities 12% and state and local governments 0.2%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 21 | $104 million | 87% |
| Colleges and universities | 4 | $14.8 million | 12% |
| State and local governments | 3 | $270,341 | 0.2% |
| Other | 1 | $250,000 | 0.2% |
By state
4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are District of Columbia, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Virginia.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 9 | $57.9 million |
| Oklahoma | 8 | $42.5 million |
| New Mexico | 3 | $14.8 million |
| Virginia | 2 | $3.3 million |
| Washington | 1 | $250,000 |
| Connecticut | 2 | $170,341 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $100,000 |
| Texas | 1 | $75,000 |
| California | 1 | $40,000 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $25,000 |